Environment
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 00:00
Cultivating coca bushes, the source of cocaine, is destroying rainforests in Colombia and threatening the region's plant and animal diversity, researchers say.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 00:00
A study has found up to three times the recommended level of mercury in Buenaventura Bay, a possible byproduct of illegal mining.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia faces multiple and unique environmental stresses, and climate change is likely to increase pressure on its fragile resources
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 00:00
Ecuador pledged not to exploit the oil in the east of the park, which holds some 20% of the country's total reserves, in exchange for $3.6bn.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 00:00
Hoping to place cities at the forefront of global climate-change policy efforts, leaders of more than 100 urban centers pledged on Sunday in Mexico City to commit their governments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 00:00
Brazilian Government is to auction one million hectares of Amazon forest in an attempt to reduce the demand for illegal logging.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 00:00
As the Nature Conservancy has found, the issue of biodiversity alone might not be enough to attract the funds needed to save habitats, unless perhaps an iconic species is at risk.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 00:00
Each microchip tells a tree's story from the point it was felled to the sawmill that processed and sold the wood.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 00:00
En menos de una decada, Peru se convirtio en el mayor exportador de esparragos del mundo.